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Hardware Requirements for RPC Node

This page covers the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for engaging with the NEAR platform as a RPC node.

For testing your RPC once the node is fully sync'd, see this example RPC request.

HardwareRecommended Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
CPU FeaturesCMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
RAM20GB DDR4
Storage1TB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only )

Verify AVX support on Linux by issuing the command $ lscpu | grep -oh avx. If the output is empty, your CPU is not supported.

Minimal Hardware Specifications​

HardwareMinimal Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
RAM12GB DDR4
Storage500GB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only)

Verify AVX support on Linux by issuing the command $ lscpu | grep -oh avx. If the output is empty, your CPU is not supported.

Cost Estimation​

Estimated monthly costs depending on operating system:

Cloud ProviderMachine SizeLinux
AWSm5.2xlarge$330 CPU + $80 storage
GCPn2-standard-8$280 CPU + $80 storage
AzureStandard_F8s_v2$180 CPU + $40 storage
Resources for Cost Estimation

All prices reflect reserved instances which offer deep discounts on all platforms with a 1 year commitment

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